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08/21/2026

In a feat of adaptive reuse, the century-old Met Warehouse has become a new home for MIT School of Architecture + Planning. “It’s almost inconceivable that this brick box, which was not designed for human habitation but to store objects, has been opened up,” says John Ochsendorf, director of MIT Morningside Academy for Design. https://news.mit.edu/2026/met-warehouse-opens-new-home-mit-school-architecture-planning-0812

Image: Iwan Baan, courtesy of MIT

The MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) is recruiting two new faculty members in Urban Design, Environme...
08/21/2026

The MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) is recruiting two new faculty members in Urban Design, Environmental Planning, and/or Real Estate Infrastructure Finance.

DUSP welcomes candidates whose research and practice engage pressing questions facing cities and communities, and who will contribute to teaching and research across the department and MIT.

Learn more about the positions and apply: https://dusp.mit.edu/open-positions

Photo credit: Gretchen Ertl

Celebrating an incredible leader! 👏Congratulations to Dr. Karilyn Crockett on her appointment to the Barr Foundation Boa...
07/29/2026

Celebrating an incredible leader! 👏

Congratulations to Dr. Karilyn Crockett on her appointment to the Barr Foundation Board of Trustees. As a professor at MIT and a nationally recognized leader in urban history, public policy, and equity, Dr. Crockett has dedicated her career to advancing stronger, more inclusive communities.
From serving as the City of Boston’s first Chief of Equity to championing youth leadership through MYTOWN, her vision and commitment to meaningful change continue to inspire. We’re excited to see the impact she’ll have in shaping Barr Foundation’s next chapter.

Join us in congratulating Dr. Crockett on this well-deserved honor! 🌟

🔗Click Here for Full Article: https://www.barrfoundation.org/blog/barr-foundation-welcomes-new-civic-and-philanthropic-leaders-to-board/

In an op-ed for South China Morning Post, DUSP doctoral student Hung Vo analyses Indonesia’s recent financial sector ref...
07/23/2026

In an op-ed for South China Morning Post, DUSP doctoral student Hung Vo analyses Indonesia’s recent financial sector reform law, arguing that it promises to improve the country’s shallow and volatile capital markets. However, he cautions that financial deepening does not automatically generate developmental gains and can create intermediaries and inflate asset prices while producing little growth in the productive economy.

🔗Click the link to learn more: https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/special-reports/topics/indonesia-finance/article/3360499/behind-indonesias-bond-controversy-ambitious-attempt-reshape-domestic-financial-marketst

What stories do the places around us still hold? These images feature the historic Sammons home and cemetery, Professor ...
07/22/2026

What stories do the places around us still hold? These images feature the historic Sammons home and cemetery, Professor Erica Caple James, and transportation officials at the center of an ongoing preservation dispute. They remind us that preserving history isn’t only about protecting buildings—it’s about honoring the lives, memories, and communities connected to them.

Inspired by Professor James’s article “The Matter of Black Lives: Hauntology, Infrastructure, and...” in Public Culture, these photographs invite us to think about how the past continues to shape the present and what is at stake when places of Black history are threatened, remembered, or reclaimed.

🔗Click Here for Full Article: https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-12530455

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2026 MITdesignX Demo + Pitch Day! 🎉The annual showcase highlighted i...
07/08/2026

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2026 MITdesignX Demo + Pitch Day! 🎉

The annual showcase highlighted innovative ventures tackling today’s biggest challenges in cities, communities, and the built environment, and we’re especially proud to celebrate DUSP’s connection to one of this year’s winners.

Congratulations to VISIBLE, recipient of the Most Impactful award, whose team includes DUSP-affiliated members. We’re excited to see DUSP students and collaborators continuing to drive innovative, community-centered solutions with real-world impact. Congratulations to the entire MITdesignX cohort!

🔗Click Here to Read More: https://mad.mit.edu/events/mitdesignx-pitch-day-2026

Ezra Haber Glenn, lecturer at MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), recently authored a review for Planni...
06/23/2026

Ezra Haber Glenn, lecturer at MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), recently authored a review for Planning Magazine examining “Drop Dead City”, a new documentary exploring New York City’s 1975 fiscal crisis and the lessons it still holds for cities today.

Through the lens of film and planning, Ezra reflects on how public finance, governance, and urban resilience continue to shape cities’ future.

🔗Click Here to Read Full Article: https://www.planning.org/planning/2026/jun/can-a-whole-city-be-too-big-to-fail/

In a recent opinion piece for USA Today, DUSP Professor Amy Glasmeier challenges outdated definitions of the American mi...
06/10/2026

In a recent opinion piece for USA Today, DUSP Professor Amy Glasmeier challenges outdated definitions of the American middle class, arguing that rising costs for essentials like housing, food, healthcare, and education have fundamentally changed what economic security looks like. Her piece calls for a more realistic, needs-based understanding of middle-class life; one that better reflects the financial realities facing millions of households today.

🔗Click to read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/06/05/middle-class-inflation-food-healthcare/90275499007/

This spring semester, the Clinic students continued to facilitate the process of seeking public input on a proposed geot...
06/08/2026

This spring semester, the Clinic students continued to facilitate the process of seeking public input on a proposed geothermal energy network (GEN) project in Salem, Massachusetts.

The students conducted a comprehensive stakeholder assessment, engagement mapping, and governance research to better understand community priorities and concerns regarding GEN deployment.

This project was undertaken in conjunction with a range of public and private partners and serves as a model for the Clinic’s view of the public service assistance universities ought to provide to frontline communities seeking to engage in climate adaptation and energy transition.

🔗Read more: https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/st-peters-seeks-public-input-on-potential-geothermal-
project/article_68de17dd-39be-451a-bd39-
60a3de8ff220.htmlJ

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